The real reason men don't like condoms...

IT TURNS out that condom sizes are all wrong.

Despite the well-known fact that condoms are the only birth-control method that protects against most sexually transmitted diseases, condom usage in Australia is on the decline.

A recent study of single, heterosexual men in Australia found only one in three (35 percent) used a condom at their last sexual encounter with a casual partner.

And a report from the Centre for Social Research in Health found that less than half of the gay and bisexual men surveyed (47 percent) always used condoms with casual partners.

Men often complain of discomfort, diminished sensation, and poor fit when it comes to wearing them - and apparently, it is because standard condom sizes are too big for the average penis.

Until recently, standard condoms had to be at least 6.69 inches (17cm) long, but studies find the average erect penis is roughly 2.5cm shorter, the New York Times reported.

"The idea was it had to be long enough to fit most men, and excess length could just be rolled," Debby Herbenick, a sexual health expert at Indiana University told the publication.

She and her colleagues published a study of 1661 men living throughout the United States that found that 83 percent had penile lengths shorter than standard condoms. The average length was 5.57 inches (14.15cm).

According to a more global study by British researchers published in the BJU International journal of urology, the average penis is 13.12cm in length when erect.


Now, a custom-fit condom company in the US, Global Protection Corp., has rallied the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry standards associations for changes, allowing them to open the door to the condom equivalent of bespoke suits, the New York Times reports.

The Boston-based company has begun selling custom-fit condoms in 60 sizes, in combinations of 10 lengths and nine circumferences. It has succeeded where many other ideas for improving condoms have failed, impeded by the costs of testing required to satisfy the FDA, which considers condoms to be medical devices.

"If they bought a small condom before and it was still too big, it's horrible for men to have that experience," Global Protection Corp. president, Davin Wedel told the New York Times. Within hours of going on sale, he added, customers had ordered condoms in all 60 sizes.

In a study called Errors and Predictors of Confidence in Condom Use Amongst Young Australians Attending a Music Festival, which surveyed people between 18 and 29 who attended a northern New South Wales music festival, 48 percent had seen a condom slip off during intercourse in the past year and 51 percent had had a condom slip off when withdrawing the penis.

The custom condoms, marketed under the brand name myONE Perfect Fit, come in lengths of 4.9 (12.45cm) to 9.4 inches (23.88cm) and circumferences of 3.5 (8.90cm) to 5 inches (12.7cm). Standard condoms are typically 6.7 (17cm) to 8.3 inches (21.1cm) long and 3.9 (9.9cm) to 4.5 inches (11.43cm) in circumference.

However, to protect a man's modesty, the measurement guide for the custom condoms use randomly ordered letters and numbers, rather than inches or centimeters. One man might be B17, for instance.


The idea for custom condoms was originally born in Europe in 2011 and sold by a company called TheyFit. Global Protection purchased the company but it took years of pressing the FDA and two standards organizations, ASTM International and ISO, for the devices to reach the United States.

However, while Mr. Wedel says the bespoke condoms are flying off the shelves, not everyone is convinced that they will be the solution to declining condom usage rates.

Dr. Herbenick said condom education, along with tips like adding lubricant, are more important than access to 60 sizes.

She and her colleagues published a study that found custom-fit condoms less likely to break but, for some men, more likely to slip.

Some men might "prefer a condom that they think fits their penis," she told the New York Times. "But for the most part, men and their partners are fine with existing condoms."

 

In the UK we use 167 million condoms per year from our leading manufacturer. We don't have any figures to express this as a percentage of bonks. We also use a few of yours, but most of yours go to the US.

 

I'd disagree with the premise of that fit is why men don't like condoms.

Showering in a custom raincoat is not much better than with off the rack sizes.

 

So studies dependant on the self reporting of males as to their penis size, what could go wrong?

 

Did you look at the ops web site? Come on guys, think of your woman...

 

That is an AWESOME idea! It will take people YEARS to figure out the code.

 

I get the ones at the 99 cents only store which someone was kind enough to point out to me is only in the United States. They fit really well. I remember that Trojans used to not fit all that well, but I suspect I've grown a bit since the last time I wore Trojan.

 

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Glad to hear the swedish penis pump is working, Soul! :cheers2:

 

I have no problem with condoms. Women act like they're to protect against unwanted pregnancy and STDs, but it really is just a nice feeling for those who don't want to get too close. So-called "men" spend far too much time pleasing themselves and not pleasing the ladies. I'm a man. I need no comfort. I don't need for my body or for my dick to feel good. You want ribs? Buy me a condom with rebarb; I'll show you ribbed. Of course my penis already has ribs that naturally thrill women, but there's nothing wrong with a little play.

 

SHIT!

 

Because... I used to get plenty, and didn't always use condoms. Now I like to think I'm practicing better etiquette or whatever.

 

Hey, I did clean it properly before putting it on ebay.

 

well you've got to have some on hand in case the situation comes up.

 

Reminds me of a comedian I saw one time.

"I keep buying condoms because I didn't want the cashier at the drug store to know I stopped having sex"

 

THAT'S what you do with your free time?

Nuthin weird about that...

 

sounds legit.

 

I even heard they make condoms with vibration installed? That sounds fun. But it's a bit sad the old protection is no longer being used. See this is why I fear bi girls, I dunno who've been there and what they've done. Very very weary.

I think I blame porn, because cream pies have steadily increased in popularity, I just feel bad for the girls who won't front up and be like no, one night stand, you're using a condom.